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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-25

From various "gutter snipes', in
circulation this week it appears that
the BARRIERS are carving prices as we'll
as customers. The general public can
stand war of this kind with consider
able cOmplacency. but it Is pretty
rough on the fellows who have to do
quarters worth of work for q dime.
We hear already of cattle dying
from being allowed to feed in stalk
fields. A large number of cattle were
lost in this way last winter and we
had hoped that the warning might be
needed. Allen county Is pretty well
off but she is not rich enough to suffer
losses that may be prevented.
A force of workmen have been busy
this week taking out the south wall
of the east wing of the river bridge
which had become unsafe. It will be
replaced with q new and heavier one
ROwley and piester are doing the ma
son work and Trustee Barnett Is over.
seeing the job.
Besides those published last week
T. NJ. Bartels, B. T. Rodman and A.
| o. Allen come to the front this week
with large and handsome ads. This is
something like" and will help out
the editors Thanksgiving nightly.
Notice the change also in Goodhue &
Evans ad.
Immense forest and prairie fires in
Arkansas, the Indian Territory and
Missouri are doubtless accountable for
the smoke that has filled our atmos.
phere for the past few days. The fires
in these States as well as in Illinois
and Indiana, have been very destruc-
tive.
We have put in line of musica,
goods, including viOlins, accordi0nst
harmonious, violin cases and bows
music paper, etc., which will be sold q
reasonable figures. G0odhue 4 Evans
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-25
0. P. N0RTHRUP & co.

FOR SALE 81 G. h. PRATT.
Sw + s-24G
NV / 8-24-O.
Ne + 20-26-2l.
Nv / 2O-26-21.
Sw / 1854.
WI se 18-26-21.
Sc t 12-28-19.
Ne of ne 1850.
Nv 18-28-0.
VIII ne 1880.
Sc 24-25-O.
Address No. 8, w 9th Street, Kan
sas City, Mo-, or Humboldt. Kansas.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13
FOR MALE 4!
Valuable Real Estate and Store
Rooms.

A. Executor Of Lewis V. Philips, decd, I oner
for sale easy IT, Ins, the following real estate Ia
add near tue growing town OF Lancaster, Gsrrsrd
county, ntucky:
one Brick SL0re-rOOtn, on Public square OF said
,own, nos used A. dry-goods room
One frame Store room on the Public Square, nov
used as q family grocery room
Two Store rooms on Richmond street, near Pub.
lie square, one used ~ a Millinery store, ia,
other As an Undertaking. establishment With
this block will be sid II desired a lot Of ground
adjoining
One farm with hoHse and Other n.crsary inl.
provements, on the Il Iington Turnpike, miles
IRON Lancaster, Of 1877 acres
One Farm OF lao acres, 81 miles from Lancaster,
near the Lexington Pike, improved, with house
and u, cessary outbui ding.
One farm, unimprov d, miles from Lancaster,
KY, on the l. xingtoo Turnpike OF rs acres
A I'd Hlyo a tract Of e acres GilbeTIs Creek,
about lhiles from Lancaster
Asex.cutor, I desire To sell all this property
aul empowered by the VIII TO make deeds 10 u
A nne cha CO II now Offered 10 those desiring
homes or Investments
Tor iulI particulars address my Attorney, I.
Mol. Lancaster, Ny OF The underslgned at stan
ford, y. - N. fHb.fPN,
~ 3m Executor
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13

What will remove grease spots from
clothing In the best manner, IL 9 frequent
inquiry. There is probably nothing better
than equal parts OF strong ammonia water.
ether and alcohol. Pass piece OF blotting
paper under the grease spot, moisien q
sponge first with water to render II greedy"
then with the mixture. and rub with IL the
spot. In moment IL IL dissolved, saponi-
fed and absorbed by the sponge and blot
ter.-[scieuliic American
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13

Nebraska has furnished an illustration Of
the practical value OF Arbor Day. In that
State OF great prairies, on tbs first OF IL Az
Dor Days, Is yesrs ago, IL 600 600 shoots
were planted; nov the United Sta es Fores,
Commission reports that there are fns
groves growing 300 miles wes the Mis-
issippi and that COS 900 900 trees are thriv
ing where a few yesrs ago none could be
seen save along the streams.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13
Drunkenness, or Liquor Habit. can be Cured BY
a minirtsring Dr. Haines' Golden speeine.

II can be given ~ cup O coffee or tea with
rut the knowledge Of the person taking Il, ef-
tectng speedy aud permanent cure, whether
The patient ~ moderate drnker or AN alco-
hole wreck. Thousands oi drunkards have
necn made temperate men who have taken the
Golden Specific IN their coffee without their
kno" ledge and to-day believe they quit drink
ny Of their own Tree Will No harmful effect
rsults from IN ADMINISTRATION. Cures garan-
ped Seiri tor circular and fun particulars.
Address 90 Hience GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13
3 mi -@akIp 5ut.riur 5ourual
a Luilt SiHAI,u~.

kbhGtnnhH VI hkldnbA va, that IN uUs
deubtedly the oldest instrument of the
kind In America II was made In lTSs and
has been handed down through five genera.
tions.
THs police OF Germany photograph
criminals in such a manner as 10 distinctly
take the left ear They say that while the
features OF the face may change, the
ear retains its shape always, and further,
no two persons have ears alike.
A LADY, while sitting in her parlor ono
day recently, was very much startled by a
pigeon crashing through her window The
bird, after flying about tho room few
times, darted through the hole IT had made
in ia entrance
QUIrH a singular wedding took place In
the show window Of Chicago house
furnishing establishment recently II was
an advertisement for the store, and the
couple were To receive therefor an entire
OUTFIT for their new home
As AN evidence that base ball playing Is
fast becoming business instead OF "a sport
In this country, the fact IL cited that tho
annual outlay on II Is at least q, ,OOl.
II Is "a good paying business, IA some Of
those engaged In II receive s5,OD or over
yearly.
THE horses OF n certain fire engine com
pany manifest great Intelligence In discrim.
mating between the ring Of the bells OF IA
hre alarm and a private telephone. They
are all attention at the sound of the former,
but are wholly indifferent u the ringing OF
the latter.
In days long gone certain professional
gambler used 10 win large sums OF money
At dice throwing IL was noticed that he
invariably used q certain table that was
covered with n green cloth. This table be-
came tho property Of u person who kept IL
n number OF years, until, IL becoming worn
out he decided TO destroy IT, In breaking
II up he discovered q small battery inside
which had been used 20 magnetiLe "A steel
plate in the top Of the table. This ~
vealed the secret OF the former owners
success In dice throwing
A HORSE recently played an important
part In "A domestic drama In one OF our
large cities. a gentleman owned y horse
which was favorits OF his wife One
day she was out driving, and in passing "A
neat little house the animal brought up at
the gate thereof. The lady urged him on
but the incident prompted her 70 again
pass the place. The horse acted as before.
and the lady got out and approached |
the house. A pretty woman answered her |
knock and In reply TO her question said |
her name was Mrs b. the iuquirer's /
'"h ~ h'fNi'f'h AhAb Ease OF /
bigamy aud divorce, the author OF which |
WAS the too-sagacious old horse.
hosE person Of leisure has compiled N |
following estimate Of the muscular eIer. /
ton required IN cutting four ana a hall /
million feet of lumber: BY careful reckon /
ing u II found that the average number Of /
blows required 10 fell an average tree ~
about 10 aud the average distance /
Travelled by the axe to blow, twelve |
feet Then we have 800 trees. by JDu
blows 20 the tree, equals 10 OnOOj, total
numicr OF blow. i ODO,Ocn by twelve feet,
distance traycicd by the axe al each blow
equals 2lGImD, feet, total distance
travelled by the axe. Or In other words,
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13
Bzz''7ll7sP|AN0S !.

IN. ~0rid -renowned Knabc, the famous Deck
CT A sou, IN" popdlaT aud reliRb ie Everett Tn.
celebrated IiOush warren, and the Joha
Church A Co.'S
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13

$3.50 PER DAY s:... BE m person BY any
wasting for our new and popular publications.
Liberal terms and exclusive territory given.
en- ploy ment should address at once +. ADAMS
& o., n Palace Hotel Building, Cincinnati, o (223
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13
ORGANS.

Any one desiring an elegant aud durable mu
steal Instrument sill do we'll to 'Iamtne U r
pric's b'iore pa chasing. Wear. AZ suits for the
vell-tnosn JOnn Church a CO aud wall var.
rant our fiauos loI seven year, and our gAus
Tor i've years The Everett Plano and the CiOng
a warren Org are the b ct and most reliabe
instruments maDufactur d. Oar Instruments
can he seen al the Lostofhce In 81 ,nfHd, where
Miss Rose Rcbnds viii state prices, etc
Persons ShO naye purchased hes, Instruments
viii testify % their durability and elegant nsi.h
We VII be slAd To serve the pnblie, aud guarsh
Tee satisfaction
Elder W. l. williams, of HusiOnyille also rep
res-nts the John Church a Co aud viii b4 plea,
81 10 serve bb friends.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13
LEXINGTON a CINCINNATI

Trains leave Rowland att and 7;lSAn
Returning airiveat g and S65 PM N.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13

20 to Georgetown, arriving The % and re
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13

John d. Carpenter, HustOnviile; J NJ Empre,
Sian ord. James Bradley, stanford; u, PbiIips
STANFORD A. H. Penny, StaniOra Mrs. Fannie
Farra, Lancaster; Gen W J. tsndram, Lancaster;
Charles sanddge, junction city; W. NJ. Payne,
Preachersviile Mrs. NJ. CMpsnt 7, stanford
lace Lancaster. iS9IyT
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-05-13

600 thoroughbred yesrlines Drought $256,.
20. ar.-ana ~ go III 90. .--..---
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-23
Swedish Women Mt Home.

swedish women are, in their own
country, models of neatncss. The private
house at which Mr.. Lancaster and my
self had procured board was presided
over 10y widow lady named Ritzen,
and the scrupulous cleanliness of the
apartments we occupied was
indeed marvellous. There were
no carpets on the floor, but
the latter were always kept beautifully
clean, being daily and | might add al
most hourly scrubbed by our hostess and
her natty little maid servant Frida.
There arc many pretty faces to be met
with in Sweden, although the beauty of
a Great many young girls is spoiled 10y
defective teeth, due, / was informed, to
their passion for sweetmeats. / was
more than surprised TO find among a
people so noted for their religious con-
Nictions crimes, that in our country
would inevitably send the offender to
the pcnitcntiary, were there almost
wholly disregarded, and, in fact, looked
upon "s nothlng uncommon. The clergy
men i'm Sweden appear to exercise won
dariul control over their charges. In
fact. no Italian priest could be more
rigid in his surveillance Of the morals
Of hls people, and yet among the peas
mtry was assured that not one in ten
OF the men ever dream Of marrying a
woman until they both have lived to-
g''hnr for period varying from one
month to year; still the ministers Of
'No gospel strive hard to instruct these
people i'm the evil of their ways, and an
l1a.iy meetings are held for the purpose
~. rNHmining the peasants in reading
and the catcchism of their religion
Boston Bulletin.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-23
The Mockfna Birds Soma

All along the charming gulf coast
from Mobile to Bay st. Louis, or, in the
other direction, to st. Marks and ITALIA
hassee, there is not cot, no matter how
lonely or lowly, provided it has fig
tree, that there is not a pair of hooking
birds to do it honor. The scuppernone
vineyards, too, are the concert halls of
this famous singer. Near the home OF
Mr.. Jefferson Davis, and, / believe.
upon the estate of the Confederate
chieftain, / sat in the shade of water
oak and heard a mocking- bird sing, over
in thrifty vineyard, the rare dropping
song of which naturalists appear to have
taken no notice. 1t was a balmy day in
March; the sky, the gulf, the air all
hazy and shimmering, the whole world
swimming in purplish mist of dreams,
and felt that the song was the express
sion of some such sweet, passionate
longing as exhales from Keats's code to
a Nightingale. Under the low-hang-
ing boughs, and over the level, daisy
sprinkled ground, l gazed upon the
sheeny reach of water, half convinced
that was looking through
Magic easements, opening on the foam
OF perilous seas, in fairy lands forlorn,n
and the very tones of the birds voice
accorded with the feeling in which the
day was stepped.
Genuine bird-song is simply the high
est form OF avian vocalization, by which
instinctively, if not preme ditatedly, the
bird finds expression Of pleasure. The
absence of true rhythm probably is sig
nificant of II want of power to appreciate
genuine music, the birds comprchen-
sion composing no more than the value
of sweet sounds merely as such. II Serb
ner' Magazine.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-23
Fashion Notes.

A great many jet ornaments will be
used in millinery next season.
Hoop earrings, of savage dimensions,
seem to be becoming popular
Cord passementerjcs with and without
beads, are worn on dark wooden dresses,
Imitation autumn leaves, hand painted
on velvet, adorn the falls fashionable
bonnets.
Marguerite girdles, with the regulation
square wallet, are the latest things in
waist wear
Long, medium short and very short
front draperies are equally fashionable.
They are seldom trimmed.
The bracelets in vogue are simple gold
wires supporting on handsome stone,
generally a diamond or opal.
Back faille dresses are beautifully
decorated with front and side panels of
silk, jet and tinscl embroidery.
The real old-fashioned, low crowned
poke has emerged from the garnet, and
claims to be the fashionable bonnet.
The brown and olive combination OBJ
tains SO well because it is suited to street
wear and may lie made so becoming.
A white cloth petticoat may have a
gold decoration upon it, but the drapery
and basque should be plainly finished.
Beaded lace and silk cord gimp are
employed as garnItures in the same man
ner and quite as profuse as passemcnteric
is.
In dressmaking loopings have quite
masses of shirring and crossed silken
folds.
Bonnets and Nanon caps continue to
be made of frills of pinked net, tapping
each other, and of crepe shirred to the
shape.
In the novelties of the season is found
the corded foulard. 1t appears in white,
cream. rose, pale blue, pale yellow and
heliotrope.
CIOIcStc0b IlflDODS uit SOiltllfnR new.
Instead of having one color shot across
the other, these have changeable shades
dyed in the silk.
The variety of fancy braids, showing
an intermingling of colors snd materials,
Is great, and the millinery departments
show some skilful work.
Black silk gowns are much ornament
ed with lace and jet, or lace and jet
gowns are slightly relieved by black
silk, it is hard TO say which.
Broad bands of lace, gold or silver
embroidery are seen about the lower
edge Of many skirts, and this fancy dec
Grafton seems TO be much admired
Chantilly piece and cdging lace affords
stylish trimming for Medicis collars,
girdles, half belts, dog collars, plastrons
In fact, every possible ornament is used
in black or colorcd jet.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-23
New Use. For Pcrfnmerx.

A peculiar custom, it is stated, which
prevails now with fashionable women is
to pour one or two drops Of perfume into
their ears. Laccs, underwear, ribbons.
notc-paper, gloves and all small articles
Of dress are made fragrant by large
sachct-bags that are of size correspond
ing to the bureau or dressing table
drawers These bags are composed of
silk and lined with raw cotton, upon
which the powder is spread. This, in
addition to a very moderate use of n
faint, suggestive odor, such as the wood
violet for instance, is all in the way of
perfume that is allowable by really re-
fined woman. Partisan drcssmakers have
a way of sending perfumed gowns to
their customers. A strange feature con-
ncctcd with this fashion is the fact that
the odor remains forever A lady of
this city having purchased a costume
whose every fold breathed the most de-
licious perfume, sent an order to Paris
for sample of the scent employed.
The drcssmakaker forwarded to her bv
express a small bottle of ordinary look
ing sachet powder. Accompanying it
1t was bill to the amount of $40. The
lady paid the money, but since then has
generally inquired the price of things
before ordering. Il Mail and Express.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-23
Qualities of Cork.

The density of cork varies with its
quality and age. Thin corks are usual
ly heavier than those of the same volume
that have grown more rapidly, and in
corks of the same class, the density in
creases with the age. VI. Brisson gives
O'240 as an average maximum, and the
ordinary density of a -years-old cork
may be taken at O'2. With extreme
lightness are associated other valuable
qualities; that of being poor conductor
Of heat or sound; impermeability 10
liquids; imperfect combustibility, and
non-liability to decay, by reason of
which it is susceptible of very numerous
applications in industry The most i'm
portant use Of the substance is for bottle
corks. The bark which is intended to
be used in this form Is kept in a
damp cellar When taken TO the shop
II is cut by the first workman into strips.
the width Of which corresponds with
the length Of the future cork. A second
workman cuts these strips into squares
suited IN size TO its diameter The
squares, strung, are plunged into boiling
water TO make them swell out. They
are then stored in a cool place, and kept
constantly moist by sprinkling. till they
pass into the hands Of the cork maker.
: lie applies them in succession, giving
them a rotary motion, to the edge Of
wide bIadcd knife, drawing them at the
same time slowly along its length, and
by skilfd manipulation transforms the
square into a round cork This is the
method usually practised IN France.
Workmen in other countries handle Che
knife in different manners. II il essen
tial, to obtain good and solid cork, to
take care that its axis, as it is cut from
the bark, be parallel with the axis of the
tree on which the bark grew; but the
broad, fat ccrks have to be cut perpen-
dicular to the axis Of the tree. Only the
I finest corks are now made by hand. A
good workman can turn out in the
method described about one thousand
corks day. Popular Science Monthly.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-23

Recent delicate scientific experiment,
have discovered the fact that the surf. c.
OF the land is never absolutely at resi-
10. more than thirty hours at a time
Thus those great earthquakes which
make epochs in history are merely ex.
treme cases OF forces that seldom sleep.
The electric light is being tried in III.
scottish fisheries. As fish are invariabl,
attracted by strong light, powerful
electric lighting apparatus has been fit.
ted to steamer plying on the fishing
grounds round the Isle of May, at the
mouth of the Firth of Forth.
The waters of some springs are inn.
pregnatcd with mineral matters because
the water passes through beds of soda.
lime, magnesia, carbonic acid. oxide oil,
iron, sulphate of iron, etc., and takes ur
in some degree the PARTICLES of thos,
minerals, according to the proportion il
which they abound.
A black and a white cub have beer
born to collar bear in the geological
garden at Dresden, and are objects o,
unusual interest, from the fact that tn,
albino is the first ever known among
bears. Albinism is quite common among
birds and rodents, and is sometimes met
with among dear, foxes, wolves, etc. and
even among snakes and fishes.
So various are the forms of plant life
that 1T seems well-nigh impossible to find
aspot where some kind of vegetation
will not thrive. Mr.. John Ball, a nat.
uralist, returned from South America.
therefore congratulated himself on hav.
ing seen an absolutely plantless land al
Tocopilla, about twenty-five degrees
south of the equator on the rainless west
coast. Not so much as lichen could be
discovered on the rocks, even with mi.
croscopic aid.
The Agassiz glacier in Alaska, covers
an estimated area of about 600 square
miles, while the Great Guyot glacier,
west OF it, is Of quite unknown extent.
Between the st. Elias Alps and the sea,
from Cross Sound to the Copper River,
the country consists almost entirely of
glaciers on which the ice lies buried un.
der millions of tons and hundreds of
square miles of loose rocks which it has
carried down from the mountains. The
extent of these terminal moraines misled
Il,
try composed of loose stones, while the
protruding ice was supposed to be snow
lying on the ground.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-23


But few persons are aware of the fact
that Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium
Is one OF the clcverest coniurers in Eu-
rope. When in 1882 the famous MAGIC.
Ian, Professor Hermann, arrived at
Brussels on his way to the sea-baths at
ostend, one OF the Queens chamber
iains called at his hotel and inquired II
ne was the same Professor Hermann who
had formerly given sleight-of-hand per-
Iormances ut the palace OF the Queens
father, the Archdukc Palatine of Aus
tria. On ascertaining this to be fact,
ne informed him that her Majesty would
DC glad to receive him in private au-
dience the next day. The Queen re-
ceived him kindly, and. after talking Of
old times expressed a wish to learn
sleight-of-hand. Professor Hermann
gladly consented to teach her his tricks.
and during the following four weeks he
spent several hours in initiating her as
an adept Of the black art. OF course
these lessons took place with locked
doors, the professor having made a
point of insisting that nobody else
should be present besides his royal pupil
and himself. The Queen displayed a
remarkable talent in acquiring the art,
and many were the tricks which she
subsequently, practiced on her family
and attendants. Professor Hermann.
who died recently, leaving an enormous
fortune, absolutely refused to accept any
remuneration for his services; the
Queen, however, met the difficulty by
sending magnificent bracelet and a
pair of diamond earrings to the profess
sor's wife. Only short time before his
death he received an autograph letter
from the Queen congratulating him in
the kindest manner on his SEVENTEEN
birthday, and adding: ''Do not be
afraid. have not divulged your Sc
crets to any one. ~ Chicago Tribune.